372 Palma
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Palma (minor planet designation: 372 Palma) is one of the largest main-belt asteroids. It is a B-type asteroid.
Quick Facts Discovery, Discovered by ...
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
Discovery date | 19 August 1893 |
Designations | |
(372) Palma | |
Pronunciation | /ˈpælmə/[1] |
Named after | Palma |
1893 AH | |
Main belt | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 122.54 yr (44757 d) |
Aphelion | 3.9693 AU (593.80 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.33325 AU (349.049 Gm) |
3.15125 AU (471.420 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.25958 |
5.59 yr (2043.3 d) | |
275.769° | |
0° 10m 34.284s / day | |
Inclination | 23.828° |
327.37° | |
115.582° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 173.6±2.8 km[2] 191.12 ± 2.68 km[3] |
Mass | (5.15 ± 0.64) × 1018 kg[3] |
Mean density | 1.40 ± 0.18 g/cm3[3] |
8.567 h (0.3570 d)[2] | |
0.0655±0.002[2] | |
BFC/B[2] | |
7.5[2] | |
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It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on August 19, 1893, in Nice. It is thought to be named for the capital city of Majorca, an island in the Balearics (Spain), which are located south of France. It is one of seven of Charlois's discoveries that were expressly named by the Astromomisches Rechen-Institut (Astronomical Calculation Institute).[4]